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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • gbudomafr@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SENATOR UDOMA UDO UDOMA" <mms.carol@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gbudomafr@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:25:58 +0100
Subject: URGENT

ATTENTION:DEAR SIR,

I AM A TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN NIGERIA WHO HAS BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE SALES OF NIGERIA 'S CRUDE OIL FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. DURING THIS PERIOD I RECEIVED CASH GRATIFICATIONS FROM FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES WHOM I HELPED TO BUY NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL IN LARGE QUANTITIES.

AS A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL I COULD NOT KEEP THIS MONEY IN A BANK TO AVOID GOVERNMENT KNOWING THAT I HAVE MADE SUCH LARGE SUM OF MONEY, SO I DEPOSITED IT IN CASH WITH A SECURITY COMPANY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IS SEVENTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(USD17,500,000.00) CASH.
PRESENTLY THIS CASH IS CONTAINED IN A WELL SECURED METALLIC BOX AND DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY VAULT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY.

ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THIS CASH SUCH AS CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND DEPOSIT RECEIPT WAS ISSUED IN MY NAME AND THE ORIGINAL COPIES ARE WITH ME. SINCE I CAN NOT USE THIS MONEY IN NIGERIA , I WANT TO ENTRUST THIS MONEY IN YOUR HAND SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE IT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY ON MY BEHALF.

IF YOU AGREE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY, I WILL COMPENSATE YOU WITH 25% OF THIS MONEY WHILE YOU WILL HELP ME TO INVEST MY BALANCE OF 75% IN YOUR COUNTRY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS INDICATED BELOW OR YOU CAN CALL ME ON TELEPHONE. IN YOUR REPLY YOU SHOULD INDICATE YOUR FULL NAMES, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.

BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN GOVERNMENT YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.

SENATOR UDOMA UDO UDOMA
PLEASE REPLY THIS MAIL TO MY PRIVATE MAIL BOX:gbudomafr@yahoo.com

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